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ANAEMIA: Preventable, Yet a Problem!!
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Anemia - insufficient Hb to carry out O2 requirement by tissues. WHO definition : Hb conc. 11 gm %
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CDC definition : Hb conc. < 11gm % in 1st and 3rd trimesters and < 10.5 gm% in 2nd trimester For developing countries : cut off level suggested is 10 gm %- WHO technical report Series no. 405, Geneva 1968 Centre for disease control, MMWR 1989;38:400-4
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WHO Classification of AnaemiaDegree Hb% Haematocrit (%)
Moderate Severe Very Severe
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